Artist Statement: These two portraits pretty much sum up my best friend- Tristan.
Tristan and I met when we were in sixth grade, while we were bothing taking a gymnastics class. After talking in class, we learned that we had a lot in common. We became friends albeit not close ones. We ended up going to high school together and quickly rekindled our friendship. We still had a lot in common and as we grew older, it was clear that we were great partners. In sophmore year, Tristan approached me with a business concept. We worked on building a product and ended up recieving a grant from the Univeristy of Michgian in order to purse our aspirations of sucsess. We took the money and invested it into a new business which also ended up getting a grant. Tristan and I now use this capital to fund research for our vairous projects. Currently we are building a go-kart, working on sending a balloon to near-space (18 miles up), and doing rocket fuel research.
Meeting Tristan has been one of the most formative experiences of my life. Together, we acheived our hopes and dreams. Looking forward to the future, I hope we continue to work together. He's a great buiness partner, friend, and all around great guy.